162 FZUS76 KLOX 192027 CCA MWSLOX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 127 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013 PZZ645-670-673-676-200415- POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 127 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE FORCE WIND OUTLOOK NEAR SHORE FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST NEAR SHORE WHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THROUGH MONDAY. A GALE WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT WILL END EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE OFFSHORE AND COASTAL WATERS AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN WHILE SHIFTING SOUTHEAST OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC EARLY TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE NEAR SHORE NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION AND OVER THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AND A GALE WATCH WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. THE INCREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERATE LOCALLY STEEP SEAS AND HEIGHTS MAY RANGE FROM 17 TO 19 FEET WEDNESDAY. WEST EXPOSED FACING HARBORS...BAYS...AND INLETS MAY BE AFFECTED BY A SHORT PERIOD NORTHWEST LOCALLY GENERATED SWELL. THE SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR BOATERS TRAVERSING THE INNER WATERS OR PLANNING TO DOCK OR ANCHOR IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE A WEST AND NORTHWEST EXPOSURE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. BEFORE SETTING OFF AND WHILE UNDERWAY ALWAYS LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS AND FORECASTS. $$